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@Salvijus I would love to learn more about it @Why? Kriya Yoga isn't for everyone, you have to identify with your spiritual practice. I, for example, can't practice it because when i do, i became extremely agitated, anxious, angry, unfocused, i feel old injuries hurting like HELL. I don't know exactly why (i suspect, from books i read, that i am passing through a kundalini awakening and its amplifying unbalanced chakras), but it makes me unfunctional in the day-to-day world, so, i need something else, i'm going to try something loving/devotional as i don't identify either with more popular methods of meditation(like mindfulness/vipassana). Maybe the universe is telling you something.

Someone experiencing anxiety (probably mixed with worry and fear) due to the kriya yoga practice? I practice on and off before and noticed something similar, now i am practicing everyday (one week but as i practiced before, i am in lesson 6 or 7) and on the last two days i am feeling so much anxiety that is making praticaly impossiple to focus (i need to read and study everyday). I read about it in a book (about kundalini in Leo's list) and it says that due to the gradual kundalini awakening (it doesn't have to be something sudden and dramatic as most people believe) and its interaction with the chakras, thus amplifying everything (good or bad). I noticed that most spiritual practiced has this effect in my after i did a 10-day vipassana retreat last year. I realy need someone experienced in this but i cant find anyone in my area (i live in Brazil).

Awesome, love that guy, i will watch ASAP.

That's a great topic, i love to listen to spiritual teachers while high or tripping. I love anything from Alan Watts, Ram Dass or Matt Kahn. I will not recommend any lecture in particular because you have to let the universe show you what you need to see. Usually, the title indicates the topic, just click on the one that you are attracted to.

He isn't using traditional methods. Leo said that he managed to create a method (probably using 5-meo-dmt) for creating enlightenment experiences and also stated that his experiences are getting deeper and deeper each time (even in consecutive days). The challenge is to rewire his brain to integrate this new perception shift permanently. Very unorthodox method, there is no way to estimate how long will take but the consensus is that he is getting really close to his goal. Going deep like this i won't be surprised if he succeeds.

Imagine yourself in a room the size of your bathroom (sometimes you can't even sit), no external stimulus, just this room. Your reality is this room now, if you never head of meditation, you probably going to freak out for months in a endless stream of thoughts, fear, anxiety, guilt and despair before you even consider that this can be a blessing.

You aren't. Not even close.

I call it God or "The Existence" or "the universe"

I think he means that you don't have to pick a side or defend an opinion. It may be the right or logical opinion for you but no matter how logical it is, is just self-preservation deep down inside. Besides, every argument creates dualism (we versus them) and perpetuates suffering and illusion. It is all just a rat race, you can absolutely function in the "real world" without getting trapped in fundamentally useless discussions. I used to be into Red Pill, i recognize that it has its value to free yourself from a limited version of the world to a version where you have more power and "control" (if we have any) but at some point you will have to let go of all opinions, beliefs that turn inevitably into dogmas thus trapping you in illusion.

It would be nice to know some testimonials (like yours, with more details) to dedicate myself for years to a practice.

This makes sense, as we progress, there is so many techniques that if we do 9-36 rounds it would lose the purposes of being a spiritual practice for "householders".

Hey, i am passing through the same shit as you, little by little ruining my life, can you be more specific about this "grounding yoga"? What routine exactly that you did?

I am confused, in page 102, teaching the first part of Kriya Pranayama, on the suggested daily routine, the author suggests 3 "sets" of Nadi Sodhana and Ujjayi Pranayama but before he called it "rounds" or "cycles" (3-12 of them). So, he meant 3 sets of 3-12 rounds (resulting in 9-36 rounds or cycles) or literally 3 cycles of each?

Holy shit! Just did 30 minutes and calling it a trip its not a overstatement (I am experienced with psychedelics). At first my hands and head were tingling, and soon my whole body was tingling. When I stopped, my whole body was buzzing and tingling like a never felt before, my mouth and hands started to close spontaneously, I felt like I didn't have much control over my body, my breathing almost stopped and I freaked out for a second but decided to surrender to the experience. Definitely a powerful technique. I am excited to go deeper. It is a problem to use it daily? I saw Leo's video, I know what ego backlash is, as long as it isn't creating any trouble in my life, can I do it more often than once a week?

Can i do it on my bed instead of on the floor? My bed is the spacious location in my house to laying down and spread my limbs.

He even said in the book to keep the palms down during the concentration.

This suppose to be motivating

I am mostly referring to the kundalini book on Leo's list. He talked about the potential to this type of yoga release traumas (that are mostly stored in the body) and I am deeply interested in this as I am searching (for years) for a way to release past traumas that I am sure that affected negatively my life. I also do vipassana meditation (one retreat as student and one as server) and noticed how much stuff I need to purge. For some time I am noticing more and more my "shadow side" (like egoistic behaviors, compulsions, negative beliefs, etc) and this is making me worse every day (at least this is how it feels like), mostly unconscious and automatic behaviors that I find almost impossible to override (would like some suggestions). Someone tried this kundalini yoga? Most people are giving attention only to kriya yoga, so I don't know. Also, I would like some opinions on this and how to release traumas.

@SpaceCowboy @moon777light I would like to know which one is it too.

@onacloudynight great answer right there @Leo Gura I also find that vipassana shines only in long retreats, I would say 30 days or more

For sometime, my life went to shit, a lot of things going wrong, almost nothing going right, I became judgmental, negative, I almost never give someone a praise. My ex was really positive and I was an asshole to her(even though she loves me to death). I don't know how I became this way, I wasn't like that. I don't know what to do about it. My intuition says is lack of self love, especially the way I treat myself (harshly, like a cruel dictator). I would like some ideas here to cultivate self love.

I read somewhere this concept about our relationship with fear and how we should follow it (with common sense, not like jumping from the third floor or something). Often those moments make us grow a lot and isn't uncommon that our passions are born from those things that scared us more and we did it anyway. I am having some kind of intuition about taking acting classes and it scares me a lot. For sometime, I started to appreciate the beauty of work that actors do, I mean, think about it, they have to completely say "fuck my ego/self image" and cry on command or scream or something that would be almost unthinkable for most people and do it in front of an audience(sometimes, millions of people). So, for sometimes, I caught myself thinking about, things just presented to me. I was a extroverted kid but with life, a lot of traumas came also and slowly I became really shy and introvert,i made a huge effort to beat this and I am proud to say that i evolved a lot, I even learned game ( doing cold approach, talking with a lot of people and flirting with lots of beautiful women completely sober) and its a passion for me, the feeling of social freedom I gain from this is simply pure bliss, especially coming from I guy with a history of social isolation and bad references with girls. I did a mushroom trip about 10 days ago and during this trip I also had the feeling, intuition (not something I feel or follow frequently) that acting classes could be my next path. The thing is: I am horrified just to THINK about the possibility of acting, I can't even imagine how I would do anything that an actor does (and I admire them a LOT for doing it). So, my question is, there is some wisdom in following the fear and intuition? I would love some personal examples.

@K VIL i am really healthy physically (vegan natural bodybuilding), just not emotionally or "spiritually". @Shin That's what i need. I am seen his videos (again), right now, i have to implement self-love practices in my life. @dorg Its a solid advice, thanks! @Epiphany_Inspired I noticed that i do a lot of those things. Shit. @Salvijus How?

@Pallero Thanks for your input, really appreciated the time you took to share your story and it certainly will be remembered.

@DrMobius Well, "overreacting" to a awakeking experience (or call it what you want) is a bit expected, don't you think? Even so considering the amount of work and emotional energy involved throughout the years.